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Dale Nally

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Dale Nally
Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction
Assumed office
October 21, 2022
PremierDanielle Smith
Preceded byNate Glubish (Service Alberta), Tanya Fir (Red Tape)
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Morinville-St. Albert
Assumed office
April 16, 2019
Preceded byNew district
Personal details
Born1971 or 1972 (age 52–53)[1]
Political partyUnited Conservative Party
ResidenceSt. Albert, Alberta
Alma materAthabasca University[2]
OccupationPolitician

Dale Nally ECA MLA is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Morinville-St. Albert as a member of the United Conservative Party.[3][4]

Nally has decades decades of private sector experience managing and leading business units that generate between $50 million and $80 million in revenue.[5] He holds a master's degree in Education from Athabasca University.[6]

Political career

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After the 2019 Alberta general election, Nally was sworn in as Alberta's first ever Associate Minister of Natural Gas on April 30, 2019.[7] On March 24, 2020, he was made Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity.[8]

As Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity, he sponsored the Utility Commodity Rebate Act, which gave $50 energy rebates to more than 1.9 million households, farms and businesses.[5] It also enabled the Alberta government to provide a natural gas rebate if regulated natural gas rates exceed $6.50 per gigajoule in the future.[9]

He also supported energy diversification, including hydrogen energy which he described as an “incredible opportunity” for the province. He worked towards the development of a roadmap for accelerating its development and aligning it with those of other provinces. Nally also supported plastic recycling within Alberta. “It’s an area where Alberta can excel,” he said, “by using its petrochemical, research and innovation sectors.”[10]

On October 24, 2022, Nally was made Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction.[5]

Volunteering

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Nally's volunteer involvement includes various roles with the St. Albert Minor Hockey Association and Co-Chair for Diversity Edmonton, a volunteer organization that worked with businesses to promote the hiring of people with disabilities.[6]

Electoral history

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2023 general election

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2023 Alberta general election: Morinville-St. Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Dale Nally 13,472 51.78 +1.77
New Democratic Karen Shaw 11,728 45.07 +11.91
Alberta Party Wayne Rufiange 590 2.27 -12.48
Green Kurt Klingbeil 230 0.88 +0.15
Total 26,020 99.44
Rejected and declined 146 0.56
Turnout 26,166 65.99
Eligible voters 39,649
United Conservative hold Swing -5.07
Source(s)

2019 general election

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2019 Alberta general election: Morinville-St. Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Dale Nally 13,435 50.01 +0.38
New Democratic Natalie Birnie 8,908 33.16 -15.19
Alberta Party Neil Korotash 3,963 14.75 +14.10
Alberta Independence Mike Van Velzen 204 0.76
Green Cass Romyn 198 0.74
Alberta Advantage Tamara Krywiak 157 0.58
Total 26,865 99.18
Rejected, spoiled and declined 223 0.82
Turnout 27,088 73.02
Eligible voters 37,099
United Conservative notional hold Swing +7.79
Source(s)
Source: "75 - Morinville-St. Albert, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 357–363. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
Alberta provincial government of Jason Kenney
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Position Established Associate Minister of Natural Gas
April 30, 2019 – March 24, 2020
Himself as Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity

References

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  1. ^ Anna Junker & Janet French (2019-04-16). "Meet your new Edmonton-area MLAs". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  2. ^ Reading Time: 1 minute (8 November 2018). "Nally wins UCP nod for Morinville-St. Albert – The Morinville News". Morinvillenews.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Nally looking to bring experience to Morinville-St. Albert riding".
  4. ^ "Alberta election: Morinville-St Albert results - Edmonton". Globalnews.ca. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  5. ^ a b c "Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  6. ^ a b "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  7. ^ Morgan, Geoffrey (4 June 2019). "Alberta comes to aid of 'industry in crisis' with first associate minister for natural gas". Financial Post. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Ensuring safe, reliable and affordable electricity for Albertans". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  9. ^ "Enabling energy rebates". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  10. ^ Graney, Emma (2020-10-06). "Alberta to diversify economy with big bet on hydrogen". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  11. ^ "75 - Morinville-St. Albert". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2023.